Program Overview
Development of extractive metallurgy processes that reduce carbon and other emissions to isolate metallic products from Minnesota minerals.
Recent Research
- Minnesota Green Iron Initiative is being formed by NRRI and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of the approach to national industrial decarbonization efforts by the US Department of Energy. The partnership is working to define options to tie green energy generation to green hydrogen and green iron production.
- Minnesota iron resources under evaluation for use in large-scale energy storage batteries with industry partner Form Energy, via appropriation from the Minnesota legislature.
- Federal US Department of Energy Funding awards grow to meet research demand.
- Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office (IEDO) awarded $4.5M to develop a carbon-neutral engineered biocarbon to replace fossil coal in the steelmaking process, in collaboration with an industry partner.
- Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded $1.6M for two projects to reduce iron using hydrogen, ammonia and hydrogen-plasma in collaboration with UMN-TC and Tufts University.
Featured Research Projects
Related News
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NRRI's minerals and metallurgy program in Coleraine, Minn., attracts global talent.
NRRI Coleraine has unique niche for small batch testing of alternative binders for iron of the future.
NRRI paves the way for 'waste rock' to become high value aggregate resource for local roads.
Media Coverage
- – Featured Taconite tailings show promise as high friction surface treatment – Mesabi Tribune